BARUNG REBIRTH 1
Hello,
Sharing my father's barung #1 orf 3. Two were bought without scabbards and hilts. One without a scabbard.
He had commissioned a Tausug artisan to make the necessary scabbard/s and hilts.
This is the first one I'd love to share. It's the oldest of the 3:
Circa- Mid 19th century, Tausug.
Hilt (new): banati root wood. With silver ferrule and a junggayan designed pommel.
Scabbard(new): made from the favored (so they-Tausug artisan/bladesmith say) johey oak (local: marang) wood.
Blade: OAL: 23 inches/ 12.7-inches blade (Note: with chinese character and a stamped mark)- could anyone pls tell me what the Chinese characters mean?
Saludos,
Yves
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